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US 7,067,053 B2Granted
Additives for improving thermal conversion of heavy crude oil
AssigneeIntevep, S.A.
InventorsEdgar A Cotte, Ivan C. Machin
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Abstract
A process for upgrading a heavy crude oil includes the steps of providing a heavy crude oil; and exposing the heavy crude oil to residue conversion conditions in the presence of a free radical generator and a hydrogen donor, whereby the free radical generator enhances reactions to form distillates, and the hydrogen donor inhibits reactions to form coke.
Claims8
A process for upgrading a heavy crude oil, comprising the steps of:
- providing a heavy crude oil;
- and
- exposing said heavy crude oil to residue conversion conditions in the presence of a free radical generator comprising octyl nitrate and a hydrogen donor, whereby said free radical generator enhances reactions to form distillates, and said hydrogen donor inhibits reactions to form coke.
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